Gwy

Welsh

Etymology

Unknown; first attested as Old Welsh Guoy. The element -wy is found in other river names such as Monnow, Medway, and Conwy. A borrowing from a Pre-Celtic substrate language cannot be ruled out, as gwy does not match any obvious nouns in Welsh.[1]

Pronunciation

Proper noun

Gwy f

  1. Wye (river in England and Wales)

Mutation

Mutated forms of Gwy
radical soft nasal aspirate
Gwy Wy Ngwy unchanged

Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Welsh.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.

References

  1. ^ Archaeologia Cambrensis. (1911). United Kingdom: W. Pickering, p. 164
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